IHRImplementa,oninthe
RepublicofSerbia
Athens,Jun7th-8th,2018
DraganaPlavša,VericaJovanovićIns>tuteofPublicHealthofSerbia
SERBIA:COUNTRYPROFILE
• Estimated number of population (01.01.2016) 7 076 372 http://www.stat.gov.rs/
• 2 international airports (Belgrade and Nis)
• 8 border-countries
LEGISLATIONRELATEDTOIHRIMPLEMENTATION
• Serbian
ü Law on Emergencies (Official Gazette RS No. 111/09; 92/11 and 93/12
ü Law on Public Health (Official Gazette RS No. 15/16) ü Law on Health Care (Official Gazette RS No. 107/05,72/09, 88/10,
99/10, 57/11, 119/12, 45/13, 93/14, 96/15, 106/15) ü Law on Protection of Population against Communicable Diseases
(Official Gazette RS No. 15/16) ü Law on Sanitary Surveillance (O. Gazette RS No. 125/04) ü Rulebook on reporting of communicable diseases and other cases
determined by the Law on Protection of Population against Communicable Diseases (Official Gazette RS No. 98/05 and 107/05)
ü National Health Emergency Response Plan (in progress) ü National CBRN Plan
• European ü Decision No 1082/2013/EU … on serious cross-border threats to health
NATIONALIHRFOCALPOINT
Institute of Public Health of Serbia
CORECAPACITYIMPLEMENTATION
• IPHS + 24 District IPH
• No Designated ports
• No Designated airports
IHR-RELATEDACTIVITIESATIPHS• IHR - translation in Serbian and publishing
• Related EU-funded Projects − The Epi South + Project Network for the Control of Public
Health Threats in the Mediterranean Region and South Eastern Europe (2010-2013)
− Medi PIET Establishment of Mediterranean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (2012-2014 )
• Related CEI-funded Projects
− KEP1 - Emergency management and community resilience: a goal for Serbia (2015)
− KEP2 - Development of a training program on Management of Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Rapid Response (2016-2017)
NETWORKFORTHEEPIDEMIOLOGICALSURVEILLANCEANDRESPONSEINSERBIA
Ins,tuteofPublicHealth ofSerbia
IHRNa,onalFocalpoint 24h/7d
COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION
WHO
Statesanitary Inspec,on
Hospitals Primary HealthCenters
24DistrictIPHs mobileteames
-Instute Torlak -Military Medical Academy (toxicology) -Veterinary Institute -MoEnv & Env. Protection Agency -MoAgriculture -Water Directorate -Veterinary Directorate -NGOs -Media
PR www.batut.org.rs Annual reports News, links Unusual health events
EarlyWarningand ResponseSystem
Epidemiological Laboratory Health Statistics and Informatics Environmental Health
MoHofSerbia
ECDC
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Par,cipa,onintheEUfundedprojects
• EUHEALTHYGATEWAYSJointAc>onProject• JointAc>ontostrengthenpreparednessintheEU and support the implementa>on ofInterna>onal Health Regula>ons (IHR)- thepreparatorymee>nginJune2018
CHALLENGESWITHIHRIMPLEMENTATION• CapacitybuildingofHumanresourcesforIHRimplementa,on• Moreeducatedpersonnelneedede.g.toperformriskfactorstudies,to
performcontacttracing.• Exchangeofexperiencewithcountriesthat• Intersectoralcollabora,onandcommunica,on(improvedin
2017/2018,s,lltobestrengthen)− E.g.betweenbiological,chemicalandradio-nuclear
sector− E.g.betweenhumanandfoodsector− E.g.atpointsofentriesbetweenpublichealth,airport
managementandairlineoperators
Ongoingac,vi,es
• Internalevalua,onofIHRimplementa,on–preparatorywork(Workinggroupisformed)
• CapacitybuildingwithsupportofWHOexpertsisplannedtobeimplementedinJuly2018
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